Webster County, Nebraska

Webster County
	Webster County, Nebraska
	; Location in the state of Nebraska
	; Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	information needed
Seat	Red Cloud
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 575 sq mi (1,489 km²); 575 sq mi (1,489 km²); 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.02%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 4,061 ; 8/sq mi (3/km²)
Website	www.co.webster.ne.us

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Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 4,061. Its county seat is Red Cloud ⁶.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Webster County is represented by the prefix 45 (it had the forty-fifth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,489 km² (575 sq mi). 1,489 km² (575 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent Counties[]

Adams County - north
Clay County - northeast
Nuckolls County - east
Jewell County - southeast
Smith County - southwest
Franklin County - west
Kearney County - northwest

Demographics[]

Webster County Population by decade
1870 - 16 1880 - 7,104 1890 - 11,210 1900 - 11,619 1910 - 12,008 1920 - 10,922 1930 - 10,210 1940 - 8,701 1950 - 7,395 1960 - 6,224 1970 - 5,396 1980 - 4,858 1990 - 4,279 2000 - 4,061

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,061 people, 1,708 households, and 1,118 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 1,972 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.10% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,708 households out of which 26.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 5.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 32.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 24.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,026, and the median income for a family was $36,513. Males had a median income of $26,555 versus $18,480 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,802. About 7.70% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and villages[]

Coordinates: 40°11′N 98°30′W / 40.18, -98.50

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